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A fishermen's church overlooking the sea.

Shildon is a railway town and railway pioneer Timothy Hackworth is buried at St John's.

As you approach the village, St Anne's is the tallest and most strking building; it has centuries of history, with connections to Strangford village and the Castle Ward Estate.

Isel church is a beautiful Grade I listed building, which is located in an idyllic position in a carefully tended churchyard close to the River Derwent.

A 13th century collegiate church with Saxon remains, of particular interest is a Saxon cross reconstructed using both original late 8th century and modern replacement sections of stonework.

One of only three complete Saxon churches in Britain, this wonderfully preserved church sits in a sunken circular enclosure bordered by battered walls, an influence from Celtic Ireland.

This tiny church is in fact the remnants of the original church of the village of Upleatham, northwest of Whitby.

There has probably been a church in Great Salkeld since 880 AD, when the body of St Cuthbert was rested here after being brought from Holy Island.

No visit to Whitby is complete until you have visited the old church on the East Cliff.